Sabaton's Heroes. Amazing! Best metal release since Master Of Puppets.

Im 29 years old and I was first introduced to metal by my neighbor at age 13 when he let me borrow Master Of Puppets. I will never forget the goosebumps I got from hearing such a perfect Metal album from start to finish when I first heard Master Of Puppets. Im not a Metallica fanboy but if your a metal fan, you will be hard pressed to find a Metal album on the same level of Puppets.

I can honestly say that while there have been some amazing metal albums to come out over the years from various artists, I never quite got that same feeling as I did that day from a album.. Until the other week when I discovered Sabaton and heard Heroes.

Its almost unreal how good and powerful this album is, instant classic and masterpiece is a good start. I might catch some flak for saying this but I put it right up there at the pinnacle of metal albums. Powerslave, Seasons In the Abyss, Rust In Peace, Master Of Puppets. Heroes is on that same level in my opinion.

You really need to listen to more metal if you think metal fans are hard pressed to find something on the same level as MoP.

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So after 16 years of being in to metal, you still hold Metallica as the be all, end all of metal? You need to level up.

As a band no, Metallica is pretty much a shell of their former selves, but there is no denying that puppets and justice are the holy grail of metal (among other albums). Im more of a Megadeth guy myself, Endgame is probably some of the best megadeth along with Rust, Countdown and united abominations

Master of Puppets is a damn good album. Obviously not everyone is going to hold it in similar esteem as the op, but anyone denying its creativity and influence is wrong, and there really is very little metal of its time, no matter how deep you dive into the underground, that can compete with it on those grounds.

Master of Puppets is a damn good album. Obviously not everyone is going to hold it in similar esteem as the op, but anyone denying its creativity and influence is wrong, and there really is very little metal of its time, no matter how deep you dive into the underground, that can compete with it on those grounds.

MoP is a good album. I don't love it as much as I did when I was 14, but to say that it is in a league of its own at the time is just silly. It is definitely influential, and if this is your only criterion for being good, then consider all the pop artists Justin Bieber influences.

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Viking fact no. 1: Viking helmets did not have horn.Viking fact no. 2: Vikings tobogganed on their shields into battle.Viking fact no. 3: Vikings drank mead.Viking fact no. 4: One of your ancestors are likely to have been raped by a viking.

MoP is a good album. I don't love it as much as I did when I was 14, but to say that it is in a league of its own at the time is just silly. It is definitely influential, and if this is your only criterion for being good, then consider all the pop artists Justin Bieber influences.

A number of them were fairly unimportant and certainly not nearly as broad in scope as Master of Puppets. Darkness Descends? Excellent album but at best it was just one step in extremity ahead of Slayer. Endless Pain? Dated even for 1985, Petrozza's vocals being the only notable element. RIP? Cool album but again not particularly significant, even in the niche realm of tech-thrash. Schizophrenia? At least pick their earliest death metal material, not their first step towards American thrash. Manilla Road? Basically inconsequential and with some incredibly poor songwriting.

Of course, Puppets didn't kickstart an entire extreme metal movement like Slayer and Hellhammer/Celtic Frost did, so under certain contexts I can definitely admit that it is overrated, but when you look at posters above and some of the albums on that "Best Of Thrash" list, it's just silly underdog-fellating.

A number of them were fairly unimportant and certainly not nearly as broad in scope as Master of Puppets. Darkness Descends? Excellent album but at best it was just one step in extremity ahead of Slayer. Endless Pain? Dated even for 1985, Petrozza's vocals being the only notable element. RIP? Cool album but again not particularly significant, even in the niche realm of tech-thrash. Schizophrenia? At least pick their earliest death metal material, not their first step towards American thrash. Manilla Road? Basically inconsequential and with some incredibly poor songwriting.

Of course, Puppets didn't kickstart an entire extreme metal movement like Slayer and Hellhammer/Celtic Frost did, so under certain contexts I can definitely admit that it is overrated, but when you look at posters above and some of the albums on that "Best Of Thrash" list, it's just silly underdog-fellating.

Are we talking importance or quality? What do you mean by broad in scope? I suppose we could ask ourselves, "what would metal be like today if MoP had not been released?" I don't think we will ever have a satisfactory answer to this question, but I'm guessing we would still have more or less the same quality releases over the years; although, MoP is one of those albums that straddles the line between mainstream and underground, which makes it a good entrance into other genres of metal.

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I'm not going to hate on Metallica, although I do hate people who think MoP is the pinnacle of metal; nonetheless, give me No More Color or By Inheritance any day over MoP.

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Given that (pretty much) no one here was contemporary to Master of Puppets, it's pretty hard to gauge just how influential it was; but given it's commercial success and the relative inaccessability of underground metal at the time I can't see any other thrash albums having the same impact.

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Given that (pretty much) no one here was contemporary to Master of Puppets, it's pretty hard to gauge just how influential it was; but given it's commercial success and the relative inaccessability of underground metal at the time I can't see any other thrash albums having the same impact.

Finally someone posts sense.

This thread reeks of elitism for the sake of it. OH LOL YOU LIKE MASTER OF PUPPETS LOL AT YOU.

I mean come on guys, sure it's a widely accepted album, but that doesn't stop it being good and BECAUSE of it's wide appeal, important for the metal scene.

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A number of them were fairly unimportant and certainly not nearly as broad in scope as Master of Puppets. Darkness Descends? Excellent album but at best it was just one step in extremity ahead of Slayer. Endless Pain? Dated even for 1985, Petrozza's vocals being the only notable element. RIP? Cool album but again not particularly significant, even in the niche realm of tech-thrash. Schizophrenia? At least pick their earliest death metal material, not their first step towards American thrash. Manilla Road? Basically inconsequential and with some incredibly poor songwriting.

Of course, Puppets didn't kickstart an entire extreme metal movement like Slayer and Hellhammer/Celtic Frost did, so under certain contexts I can definitely admit that it is overrated, but when you look at posters above and some of the albums on that "Best Of Thrash" list, it's just silly underdog-fellating.

You're really using popularity as a criteria for judging these releases? You're basically arguing that Master of Puppets is the be-all-end-all of the genre because it's famous and hordes of crap bands like FFDP and Trivium and Avenged Sevenfold sing its praises, while highly creative and original albums like Awaken the Guardian or Crimson Glory's self-titled (both of which were released around the same time) are on a lower level simply because they didn't get the exposure or because there are less people capable of emulating them. Otherwise you wouldn't be arguing that Manilla Road are "inconsequential" in the face of the wide swath of bands that cite them as an influence and the respect that their recent releases get (something that has eluded Metallica for going on 30 years).

I love Master of Puppets, but you are wildly overstating how "creative" it actually is. Thrash - and heavy metal in general - was already well beyond that point when it came out, and negating the work of bands that actually pushed boundaries because they didn't reach as many people is juvenile. The only thing on Master of Puppets that I would consider truly unique is Orion - the rest is well-written, sure, but in what ways did Battery or Leper Messiah really change the game for thrash metal or the genre as a whole?

You're really using popularity as a criteria for judging these releases? You're basically arguing that Master of Puppets is the be-all-end-all of the genre because it's famous and hordes of crap bands like FFDP and Trivium and Avenged Sevenfold sing its praises, while highly creative and original albums like Awaken the Guardian or Crimson Glory's self-titled (both of which were released around the same time) are on a lower level simply because they didn't get the exposure or because there are less people capable of emulating them. Otherwise you wouldn't be arguing that Manilla Road are "inconsequential" in the face of the wide swath of bands that cite them as an influence and the respect that their recent releases get (something that has eluded Metallica for going on 30 years).

I love Master of Puppets, but you are wildly overstating how "creative" it actually is. Thrash - and heavy metal in general - was already well beyond that point when it came out, and negating the work of bands that actually pushed boundaries because they didn't reach as many people is juvenile. The only thing on Master of Puppets that I would consider truly unique is Orion - the rest is well-written, sure, but in what ways did Battery or Leper Messiah really change the game for thrash metal or the genre as a whole?

Scourge, you posted more or less what I wanted to say. I'm just going to refer to you from now on.

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Viking fact no. 1: Viking helmets did not have horn.Viking fact no. 2: Vikings tobogganed on their shields into battle.Viking fact no. 3: Vikings drank mead.Viking fact no. 4: One of your ancestors are likely to have been raped by a viking.

Manilla Road? Basically inconsequential and with some incredibly poor songwriting.

oof, you cut me deep.

why all the cries of "elitism!"? i haven't seen anyone flat out say they think MoP is terrible because it's Metallica and popular. everyone just seems to be saying that it's not the greatest of all, because ya know... it really isn't.

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This thread reeks of elitism for the sake of it. OH LOL YOU LIKE MASTER OF PUPPETS LOL AT YOU.

I mean come on guys, sure it's a widely accepted album, but that doesn't stop it being good and BECAUSE of it's wide appeal, important for the metal scene.

But no one's saying MoP was bad. It's good and did have some influence. But to say it's the "be-all-end-all" for Metal is kind of like saying that the Chrystler Town and Country is the "be-all-end-all" for minivans. Yeah, Town and Country is a good car, and a lot of people like it. It has some great features. But there's other cars that are excellent too.

It might've not been particularly innovative within the metal-sphere, but it was within a wider popular music context; which it operated in, unlike every other release discussed here. Surely that sort of boundary-pushing is just as important as anything musical? As alternative to Bon Jovi, it's pretty fucking mindblowing stuff.

Although, by this thought-process, I'd argue The Black Album is far more important (and better).

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